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τραγωδία

Greek [goat-song]

Noun:

τραγωδία f. (tragodía) (plural τραγωδίες (tragodíes))

1. tragedy

Tragedy (Ancient Greek: τραγῳδία, tragōidia, "goat-song") is a form of art based on human suffering that offers its audience pleasure.[1] While most cultures have developed forms that provoke this paradoxical response, tragedy refers to a specific tradition of drama that has played a unique and important role historically in the self-definition of Western civilization.[2]

The cornucopia (Latin: Cornu Copiae) is a symbol of food and abundance dating back to the 5th century BC, also referred to as horn of plenty, Horn of Amalthea, and harvest cone.

In Greek mythology, Amalthea was a goat who raised Zeus on her breast milk. When her horn was accidentally broken off by Zeus while playing together, this changed Amalthea into a unicorn. The god Zeus, in remorse, gave her back her horn. The horn then had supernatural powers which would give the person in possession of it whatever he or she wished for. This gave rise to the legend of the cornucopia. The original depictions were of the goat's horn filled with fruits and flowers: deities, especially Fortuna, was depicted with the horn of plenty. The cornucopia was also a symbol for a woman's fertility.

Alternately, Amalthea may have been a nymph asked to nurse baby Zeus while he was being hidden from Cronus. Since she hid on Mount Aigaion, which means Mountain of the Goat, suppositions follow that she was either a goat nymph or a nymph who tended goats. Therefore, either her horn was broken or her goat's horn was broken while playing with Zeus. In recompense, the God Zeus created the cornucopia. Further evidence for this is that Amalthea is another name for the constellation Capricornus, the goat.

In modern depictions, the cornucopia is typically a hollow, horn-shaped wicker basket typically filled with various kinds of festive fruit and vegetables. In North America, the cornucopia has come to be associated with Thanksgiving and the harvest. Cornucopia is also the name of the annual November Wine and Food celebration in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Two cornucopias are seen in the flag and state seal of Idaho. There is also One seen in the state seal of North Carolina, the state seal of New Jersey, the coat of arms of Colombia, Peru and Venezuela, and the Coat of Arms of the State of Victoria, Australia, symbolising Prosperity.

The horn of plenty is used on jewelery, as it is a symbol of fertility, fortune and abundance.[1] Some evangelical Christians warn against wearing the symbol, or the similar Italian horn symbol of male fertility, saying it is actually demon infested or unlucky,[2] and equating it to the "little horn", a figure described in the bible sometimes considered to be the Antichrist.[3]

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Alternately, Amalthea may have been a nymph asked to nurse baby Zeus while he was being hidden from Cronus. Since she hid on Mount Aigaion, which means Mountain of the Goat, suppositions follow that she was either a goat nymph or a nymph who tended goats. Therefore, either her horn was broken or her goat's horn was broken while playing with Zeus. In recompense, the God Zeus created the cornucopia. Further evidence for this is that Amalthea is another name for the constellation Capricornus, the goat.

I always mix her up with the Nysiades, or Hyades, or whatever-the-hell nymphs raised Dionysos in the version of Dionysos's upbringing where he gets raised by the nymphs who later become stars.

I was at the Frick today, where they have a set of fire-dogs in the shape of girl satyrs. And I don't think I've ever seen a female satyr sculpture before. I was so totally in love with them, I would have smuggled them out in my handbag if I could have. Can't find a picture, though, sadly.

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I liked this one, too. It doesn't have any goats or goatish features, but leopards and bulls are on-topic enough, right?

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Jesus Was a Capricorn

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Alternately, Amalthea may have been a nymph asked to nurse baby Zeus while he was being hidden from Cronus. Since she hid on Mount Aigaion, which means Mountain of the Goat, suppositions follow that she was either a goat nymph or a nymph who tended goats. Therefore, either her horn was broken or her goat's horn was broken while playing with Zeus. In recompense, the God Zeus created the cornucopia. Further evidence for this is that Amalthea is another name for the constellation Capricornus, the goat.

I always mix her up with the Nysiades, or Hyades, or whatever-the-hell nymphs raised Dionysos in the version of Dionysos's upbringing where he gets raised by the nymphs who later become stars.

I was at the Frick today, where they have a set of fire-dogs in the shape of girl satyrs. And I don't think I've ever seen a female satyr sculpture before. I was so totally in love with them, I would have smuggled them out in my handbag if I could have. Can't find a picture, though, sadly.

thee same W.O.W people who birthed the Succubus i posted above make female satyr toys. i've seen them in the comic book store. they are not really sculptures though. One of them probably was once i suppose.

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I liked this one, too. It doesn't have any goats or goatish features, but leopards and bulls are on-topic enough, right?

as far as i know.




(leftover from my wiki search for Dionysus pics for the Naked Wizard Thread)

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have to go now.
[wedding rehearsal to attend in less than a dozen hours and i'm still awake from yesterday]

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Black Sun Empire played here today, in an underground dnb party..
Lots of sweat, crowded in the end, and danced for hours..
Then biked home as the sun rose up, thru misty fields.
I can say I had a great night out Saw some friends too, and a couple I havent seen in ages.

And the bass stack was awesome, with ear plugs the volume was definitely on the upper limits of tolerable, and gut feeling was very enjoyable..

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friends of mine, though we've never met:

i'm going to post this here, because most of the folks around here with whom i interact more personally will see it this way.

due to a number of factors, some of which are beyond my ability to control, i have become aware of the fact that my existence as i currently know it is going to end at some point in the near future.

my semi-prosperous and somewhat comfortable lifestyle will no longer be affordable and i will be forced to consider alternatives that are not neccessarily my first choices.

as such, i will be leaving at some point in the next few weeks for an indefinite period of time. this is not a goodbye post. i hate those. it is rather an explanation for any of those here who may be inclined to notice my absence so as not to leave anyone wondering as to my state of being at any given point.

the lord giveth and the lord taketh away. this is the way of things. i suppose it is only fitting that the follow up to one of the best days of my life should be one of the worst.

i am in preparations to handle the distengration of my surroundings.

i will, as best as i am able, finish a few things i have begun here, in this thread and elsewhere before that time comes, if this is at all possible. as i do not know exactly when the worst of the impending events will occur, i cannot be certain of how long i will have before the door shuts behind me. i would wish to apologize in advance to those of you who've waited patiently for me to follow up on previous exchanges. if it happens that you are called to wait much longer, or even forever, please know that this was not my intention.

i intend to return of course, and i'm not leaving tomorrow or probably even for weeks to come, but i did not want to wait to the last moment and make the mistake of failing to say what i wished to. it may be weeks after my disappearance or even months or more before i manage to acquire the needed resources and time to come back to this place. it is likely i'll be forced to abandon my service provider as well, so i may have no choice but to return in another form. i am certain you will have little trouble recognizing me, if this place is still around when the time comes.



damn the man.

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in case we miss the opportunity to cross paths again, i would like to say that i am grateful for the chance i've had to interact with so many intelligent and concerned individuals. I regret only those things which i have failed to say. This is truly one of the bestest, most amazing collections of characters in any world, real or imaginary. You are all of you priceless and to be commended for your curiousity and tenacity in the face of bleak and oftentimes numbing oppression. You are the best hope for the future of this world, and without persons of your calibre it would long ago have ceased to be worthy of existing at all. Do not ever let anyone convince you otherwise. I wish all of you: activists, opportunists, trolls and agents alike, the very best in all your endeavors and good fortune in finding your will truly and justly fulfilled in its due season. Know that you have my support eternal and that my thoughts will often find you despite time and space between us. Perhaps someday we will all of us find that places such as this are no longer necessary. Until that day, my hope is that your steps will be foreordained as utterly holy, that the ground will rise up to meet your feet, and that the grace of our Lord and the peace that passes all understanding will always be near at hand.



Love is the Law.